The Ed Palermo Big Band - Oh No! Not Jazz!! (2014)
The Ed Palermo Big Band - Oh No! Not Jazz!! (2014)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 115:05 min | 260 MB
Genre: Jazz, Big Band | Label: Cuneiform Records
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 115:05 min | 260 MB
Genre: Jazz, Big Band | Label: Cuneiform Records
The Ed Palermo Big Band is led by alto saxist and arranger Ed Palermo; he has had this big band with much of the same personnel for over 30 years, which is an impressive feat in itself, and has had his band performing the music of Frank Zappa for 20 years.
There are a number of ensembles performing the music of Frank Zappa, who is now recognized as one of the great 20th century American composers, but no one does it with this ease, skill and originality!
The band is a 18 piece ensemble of five woodwind players, four trumpeters, three trombonists, two keyboardists, guitar, violin, bass and drum. All of these musicians are NYC professionals, and they have been playing this music for years with Ed, because, like Ed, they recognize and appreciate the genius inherent in the huge body of Zappa's work, and they want to keep this great music alive and in front of the public.
OH NO! NOT JAZZ!! consists of two discs: The first disc further explores Ed's distinctive, big band interpretations of the music of Frank Zappa, while the second disc features Ed's own, colorful compositions.
Tracks #1-8:
Compositions by Frank Zappa.
Arranged by Ed Palermo
Tracks #9-19:
Compositions by Ed Palermo except:
“Moosh” (David Leone)
“She’s So Heavy” (Lennon & McCartney)
Arranged by Ed Palermo
Tracklist:
1. Inca Roads (feat. Napoleon Murphy Brock) 10:49
2. The Uncle Meat Variations 06:01
3. Little Umbrellas 04:45
4. The Dog Breath Variations 06:56
5. Chunga’s Revenge 05:34
6. Lumpy Gravy 04:50
7. The Black Page #2 05:48
8. America Drinks And Goes Home (feat. Mike James) 05:14
9. Moosh 06:12
10. Prelude To an Insult 03:48
11. Why Is the Doctor Barking? 05:49
12. Prelude To a Catastrophe 00:50
13. A Catastrophe (Is Just Around the Corner) 05:22
14. Let’s Reproduce 05:23
15. An Escape Nonetheless 09:06
16. Nostalgia Revisited (for Susan) 06:29
17. The Insult 09:58
18. Good Night, Everybody! God Love Ya! 05:29
19. She’s So Heavy 02:02
20. … 00:40
The Ed Palermo Big Band:
Ed Palermo: bandleader, arranger, composer, alto sax
Paul Adamy: electric bass, webmeister, godsend
Ray Marchica: drums, kindness
Bob Quaranta: acoustic piano + adorable twin daughters, one of which prefers dental surgery to the EPBB
Ted Kooshian: electrified keyboards, sparkplug management
Bruce McDaniel: guitar, vocals, aces in the brain game
Katie Jacoby: violin, perky youthfulness
Cliff Lyons: lead alto sax, clarinet, Troy, NY dregs of society
Phil Chester: 2nd alto sax, flute, piccolo, soprano sax, Texas swagger
Bill Straub: lead tenor sax, clarinet, soprano sax solo on “An Escape Nonetheless,” five mouths to feed on a sax player's salary
Ben Kono: 2nd tenor sax, flute, oboe, devilish good looks but only by comparison to the rest of the EPBB
Barbara Cifelli: baritone sax, Eb mutant clarinet, bass clarinet, angelic good looks but only by comparison to Ben Kono
Charles Gordon: lead trombone, Jewish, but only in comparison to Ben Kono and Barbara Cifelli
Joe Fiedler: 2nd trombone, but much taller than the lead trombone player
Matt Ingman: bass trombone, babe-magnet tuba player
Ronnie Buttacavoli: lead trumpet, devout Catholic but not according to the nun he slapped as a child
John Hines: 2nd trumpet, at least he never hit a nun
Bonnie Buttacavoli: 3rd trumpet, cousin of the devout Catholic but refuses to confess to that transgression
Bonnie Hines: 4th trumpet, cousin of the 2nd trumpet player, confesses often but only of Ronnie Buttacavoli’s sins
Special Guests:
Napoleon Murphy Brock: vocals on “Inca Roads”
John Palermo: mandolin on “The Black Page,” “Dog Breath Variations,” “Inca Roads,” “Let's Reproduce,” “Lumpy Gravy” and “Prelude To a Catastrophe”
Gary Schreiner: accordion on “Chunga’s Revenge”
Mike James: vocals, complaints, and liver spots on “America Drinks” and “Good Night, Everybody”
Ed Palermo: bandleader, arranger, composer, alto sax
Paul Adamy: electric bass, webmeister, godsend
Ray Marchica: drums, kindness
Bob Quaranta: acoustic piano + adorable twin daughters, one of which prefers dental surgery to the EPBB
Ted Kooshian: electrified keyboards, sparkplug management
Bruce McDaniel: guitar, vocals, aces in the brain game
Katie Jacoby: violin, perky youthfulness
Cliff Lyons: lead alto sax, clarinet, Troy, NY dregs of society
Phil Chester: 2nd alto sax, flute, piccolo, soprano sax, Texas swagger
Bill Straub: lead tenor sax, clarinet, soprano sax solo on “An Escape Nonetheless,” five mouths to feed on a sax player's salary
Ben Kono: 2nd tenor sax, flute, oboe, devilish good looks but only by comparison to the rest of the EPBB
Barbara Cifelli: baritone sax, Eb mutant clarinet, bass clarinet, angelic good looks but only by comparison to Ben Kono
Charles Gordon: lead trombone, Jewish, but only in comparison to Ben Kono and Barbara Cifelli
Joe Fiedler: 2nd trombone, but much taller than the lead trombone player
Matt Ingman: bass trombone, babe-magnet tuba player
Ronnie Buttacavoli: lead trumpet, devout Catholic but not according to the nun he slapped as a child
John Hines: 2nd trumpet, at least he never hit a nun
Bonnie Buttacavoli: 3rd trumpet, cousin of the devout Catholic but refuses to confess to that transgression
Bonnie Hines: 4th trumpet, cousin of the 2nd trumpet player, confesses often but only of Ronnie Buttacavoli’s sins
Special Guests:
Napoleon Murphy Brock: vocals on “Inca Roads”
John Palermo: mandolin on “The Black Page,” “Dog Breath Variations,” “Inca Roads,” “Let's Reproduce,” “Lumpy Gravy” and “Prelude To a Catastrophe”
Gary Schreiner: accordion on “Chunga’s Revenge”
Mike James: vocals, complaints, and liver spots on “America Drinks” and “Good Night, Everybody”